This paper focuses on the theme of the Dormition of monks - hermits and/or cœnobites - as represented in the earliest figurative sources of Byzantine art, and especially in illustrated manuscripts. The study of the material led to the identification of some recurrent features, such as the sobriety of the composition and details, the inevitable monastic habit, the enhancement of humility and asceticism. An attempt has been made to create a dialogue between images and written sources, thanks to which a complex and vivid picture has emerged, reflecting multiple meanings that have to be analyzed through the eyes of the past. This paper also deals with the issue of the origin of this iconographic subject and its relationship with other models.

La morte del monaco nelle più antiche fonti figurative bizantine: dalle origini al secolo 11., 2017-05.

La morte del monaco nelle più antiche fonti figurative bizantine: dalle origini al secolo 11.

MORETTI, SIMONA
2017-05-01

Abstract

This paper focuses on the theme of the Dormition of monks - hermits and/or cœnobites - as represented in the earliest figurative sources of Byzantine art, and especially in illustrated manuscripts. The study of the material led to the identification of some recurrent features, such as the sobriety of the composition and details, the inevitable monastic habit, the enhancement of humility and asceticism. An attempt has been made to create a dialogue between images and written sources, thanks to which a complex and vivid picture has emerged, reflecting multiple meanings that have to be analyzed through the eyes of the past. This paper also deals with the issue of the origin of this iconographic subject and its relationship with other models.
Italiano
mag-2017
7-feb-2017
International Research Center for Late Antiquity and Middle Ages, Motovun; University of Zagreb
23
2
556
568
13
Croatia
internazionale
esperti anonimi
A stampa
Settore L-ART/01 - Storia dell'Arte Medievale
1
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Moretti_2017.pdf

Non accessibile

Dimensione 3.5 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
3.5 MB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10808/22367
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact